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001 2012029360
003 DLC
005 20130810074849.0
008 120721s2012 dcu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012029360
020 $a9781612344171 (acid-free paper)
020 $z9781612344188 (electronic)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aBJ1535.L9$bA33 2012
082 00 $a179/.9$223
100 1 $aAdams, William Howard.
245 10 $aOn luxury :$ba cautionary tale : a short history of the perils of excess from ancient times to the beginning of the modern era /$cWilliam Howard Adams.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bPotomac Books,$cc2012.
300 $a220 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 199-210) and index.
505 0 $aWord of warning -- The Greeks : less is more -- Rome : the road to ruin -- Fear and loathing : luxury and Christian salvation -- Unintended consequences : indulgence and the Reformation -- Plain living and high thinking : piety and prosperity in the American colonies -- Age of anxiety : luxury and the eighteenth century.
650 0 $aLuxury$xMoral and ethical aspects$xHistory.